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Italy moves ahead with study for 100-satellite constellation

April 17, 2025

The Italian government has approved Phase 2 of a feasibility study exploring the possibility of the country developing an 100-satellite constellation. While few details have been announced, initial reports indicate […]

Filed Under: COMINT, Comms, Communications Infrastructures, Earth Observation (EO), Government, Hyperspectral, Infrared, IRIDE (ESA), Italian Space Agency (ASI), Italy, Multispectral, Optical, Panchromatic (PAN), Radar, Radar Constellation, Satellite Constellation Operations

L3Harris expands their Indiana facility to support the U.S. Golden Dome on-orbit defensive technology

April 17, 2025

L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) has completed a $125 million expansion at its space manufacturing facility in Fort Wayne to support the Department of Defense’s urgent need for on-orbit technology to defend […]

Filed Under: Agencies, Department of Defense (DoD), Golden Dome Defensive Technology, Government, L3Harris Technologies, Military, Missile Defense, Missile Defense Agency (MDA), U.S. Department of Defense

SpaceX to launch NROL-145 on Saturday building largest government constellation — ever

April 16, 2025

On Saturday, April 19th at 3:41 AM – 7:41 AM PDT, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 will launch the tenth batch of satellites for a reconnaissance satellite constellation built by SpaceX and […]

Filed Under: Agencies, Civil, Commercial, Commercial Satellite Data, Constellation, Droneship, Fairings, Fairings, Falcon 9, Government, Imager, Imagery, Innovation, Launches, Liquid Propellant, Military, Minotaur IV Rocket, National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), Northrop Grumman, NRO, NROL, Operational Resilience, Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA), Propellant, Propellant Systems, Reconnaissance, Reusable, Reusable Rocket, Rocket Systems Launch Program (RSLP - SSC), Satellite Innovation, Satellite Technology, Satellites, Smallsat Constellation, smallsats, SpaceX, SpaceX Falcon 9, U.S. Space Force, U.S. Space Forces — Space, Vandenberg SFB, Warfighters

Space economy faces ticking clock on collision risk 

April 15, 2025

Novaspace, the space consulting and market intelligence firm, has released its Space Situational and Domain Awareness Market Intelligence Report.   “With the increasing deployment of mega-constellations in lower orbits, critical failures […]

Filed Under: Collision Analysis Framework, Data Acquisition, Government, Intelligence, Mission, Novaspace, Operational, Programs, Situational Awareness, Space Collision Avoidance, Space Economy, Space Situational Awareness (SSA)

Amzon’s Kuiper 1 mission is ready, set… to go, “this is just the start of our journey”

April 9, 2025

United Launch Alliance (ULA) is readying the Atlas V 551 rocket to deliver the first satellites into space for Amazon’s Project Kuiper, an advanced low Earth orbit (LEO) constellation that […]

Filed Under: Amazon, Amazon Project Kuiper, Atlas V, Centaur, Commercial, Government, Government Agencies, internet, Kuiper, Launches, Low Earth Orbit (LEO), Planetary Mission, Planetary Navigation, Project Kuiper, Rural Schools, Satellite Internet, Satellite-Based Internet, Satellites, Schools, Smallsat Constellation, smallsats, Space Launch Complex, United Launch Alliance, Vulcan Centaur, Weather Forecasting

Astroscale U.S. to lead the 1st refueling of a USSF asset in GEO

April 8, 2025

Astroscale U.S. Inc. will conduct two refueling operations of a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) satellite in GEO for the United States Space Force (USSF)—this mission will demonstrate the ability […]

Filed Under: Astroscale US, GEO, Government, In-Space Refueling, Military, Military Contracts, Military Operations, Military Space, News, Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC), Space Systems Command, Space Systems Command, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Space Systems Command, United States Space Force (USSF)

Firefly Aerospace awarded DoD contract for responsive on-orbit mission with Elytra spacecraft

April 7, 2025

Firefly Aerospace has been awarded a contract to perform a responsive on-orbit mission with the company’s Elytra spacecraft in support of the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD) Defense Innovation Unit […]

Filed Under: Agencies, BLue Ghost Lunar Lander (Firefly), Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), Department of Defense (DoD), Department of Defense Information Network, Elytra spacecraft (Firefly), Firefly Aerospace, Government, LEO, Military, Military Agencies, Military Contracts, Military Defense, News, SmallSat, smallsats, U.S. Department of Defense Tagged With: Featured

Intelsat secures USSF contract to provide Maritime satellite connectivity

April 4, 2025

Intelsat has been awarded a U.S. Space Force (USSF) contract to provide commercial satellite communications bandwidth, equipment and services to the U.S. Defense Department (DoD) for global maritime coverage. The […]

Filed Under: Business Moves, Comms, Contracts, Department of Defense (DoD), Government, Intelsat, Intelsat Government Solutions, Maritime, Maritime, Maritime Connectivity, Military, Military Contracts, proliferated Low Earth Orbit (pLEO), U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Space Force

Rocket Lab’s Neutron Rocket On-Ramped for the USSF’s $5.6 billion NSSL program

March 27, 2025

Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has been selected by the U.S. Space Force (USSF) to compete for the Department of Defense’s highest-priority national security missions for the National Security […]

Filed Under: Agencies, Department of Defense (DoD), Government, IDIQ, Medium-Lift Launch Vehicle, Military, Neutron Launch Vehicle (Rocket Lab), News, NSSL Phase 3, Rocket Lab, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 3, Rocket Lab National Security, U.S. Department of Defense, United States Space Force (USSF), Wallops Island, Wallops Launch Complex Tagged With: Featured

Ligado details bankruptcy exit plan

March 25, 2025

Ligado Networks entered Chapter 11 in January. It has now presented its exit plan to the Delaware Bankruptcy Court. A key portion of the exit scheme is an agreement with […]

Filed Under: Agencies, Agreement, Agreement, AST SpaceMobile, Bankruptcy, Business Agreements, Business Moves, Canada, Contract Amendment, Contracts, Department of Commerce, Department of Defense (DoD), Government, Inmarsat, L-Band, License, Ligado Networks, Military, Satellite Spectrum, Spectrum, Transition, United Kingdom (UK), United States, Viasat

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